Straight Talker (JPN) Horse
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Straight Talker is a 3yo from Japan trained by Takaki Iwato. He is by the stallion Fine Needle out of the dam Talk Show. He has claimed four victories so far. On 12th Apr 2026 at Nakayama he earned his most important win, taking the $35,940,000.00 Akebono Stakes (allow). The horse has proved profitable for bettors, delivering about a 50% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hakodate 12-Jul-26 1800m R11 CL1 (of $46,080,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:47.100, SP: 8.00 1st Voulezvous ( H Yoshida 121 ) 2nd Lady Value ( Y Take 121 ) 3.50L 3rd Schilthorn ( Y Tannai 128 ) 6.00L 14th Straight Talker ( T Yokoyama 126 ) 50.65L See full results | T Yokoyama 57.2kg 50.6kgL | 14 (14) |
| Tokyo 09-May-26 1800m GOOD R11 CL1 (of $82,660,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:45.500, SP: 41.00 1st Trovatore ( C P Lemaire 128 ) 2nd Stellenbosch ( K Tosaki 123 ) 0.00L 3rd Regalo Del Cielo ( Y Iwata 126 ) 1.00L 16th Straight Talker ( H Tanabe 126 ) 6.95L See full results | H Tanabe 57.2kg 6.95L | 16 (17) |
| Nakayama 12-Apr-26 1600m GOOD R10 Akebono Stakes (allow) $18,959,000 (of $35,940,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:33.200, SP: 8.00 1st Straight Talker ( T Yokoyama 128 ) 2nd Channel Tunnel ( Y Iwata 128 ) 1.00L 3rd Impact Sea ( R Yokoyama 128 ) 0.00L See full results | T Yokoyama 58.1kg | 1 (12) |
| Nakayama 14-Mar-26 1600m GOOD R10 Makuhari Stakes (allow) $2,800,000 (of $36,070,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:32.700, SP: 8.50 1st Metal Speed ( A Saito 121 ) 2nd Hishi Aman ( C P Lemaire 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Matenro Bravo ( K Tosaki 123 ) 0.00L 4th Straight Talker ( T Yokoyama 123 ) 0.90L See full results | T Yokoyama 55.8kg 0.90L | 4 (16) |
| Nakayama 25-Jan-26 1600m R7 Allowance Race (allow) $11,900,000 (of $22,690,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:33.600, SP: 2.50 1st Straight Talker ( T Yokoyama 126 ) 2nd Cosmo Anthology ( A Tsumura 126 ) 0.20L 3rd Forlanini ( C P Lemaire 128 ) 1.25L See full results | T Yokoyama 57.2kg | 1 (10) |